Butternut squash

[p54jes]

Its my first year growing BNS and I seen to have been sucessfull, the fruits are big 18inches long and weigh about 5/6 lbs. what I need to know is when do they turn the normal colour as mine are green at the mo ?.

[rustylady]

Are you absolutely sure they are butternuts? They don't normally get that big.

[Aisles]

Mine were never green but yellowy going to a bit more orangie as they got bigger.

Could they be a new variety or infact a completely different squash?

[p54jes]

They are same shape as bns and have grown like the plant ( same as plot next door) but they are very big I agree.Sadly I can't find seed pack (fothergills or wilko's). Any one any Idea what they could be? as they must be some kind of squash.

[rustylady]

Wilkinsons seeds are a bit notorious for not turning out exactly as they should

[p54jes]

Thats what make sit a bit more fun then I suppose. Anyone want a squash that will feed Bedfordshire as there are three!

[taff]

I got one that big last year, the rest weren't as big but they did start off a pale mottled almost like a very young light green courgette colour before they changed into buff.
Pat yourself on the back, but not with the squash, otherwise you'll injure yourself

[p54jes]

The green of a courgette is exactly the colour they are .

[Two_Sheds]

They ought to be palish stripy green before turning to a rich buttery fawn colour ...